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    •   Australia. Expedition flaminga

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    Expedition Flaminga - last from undertaken in XVII century Dutches towards Southern continent-was is organised to find out on purpose destiny of one of the ships of the East Indian company which in 1694 has disappeared on a way to the Indonesian islands. The Amsterdam branch of the company assumed, that this ship could sit down on a bank at the western coast of continent and, probably, expects the help. Organizuja expedition, Amsterdam branch intended simultaneously with searches to carry out more careful research of coast and internal areas of continent. Performance of all these problems also has been assigned on Flaminga. Under its command on May, 3rd, 1696 three ships have gone to swimming along the western coast of the African continent, through cape of Kind Hope and Indian ocean to the mysterious earth.

    One of officers of expedition (it is known under Victor Viktorsha's name) made cards and did sketches of a coastal line. He has created magnificent water colours of Tristan da Cunha Islands, St. Paul, Amsterdam and coast Zapadinoj of Australia. Its drawings which have been found out absolutely recently - in 1970, have essentially added records Flaminga in the logbook. Ten water colours, found casually, have been transferred the Sea museum in Rotterdam. Only after date and authenticity of drawings have been established, Became obvious, that the geographical science has received new documentary certificates of the main stages of travel Flaminga. As the major source of the information on travel the big planimetric card of Southern continent with the outlines of a coastal line of Australia put to it served before. The card was stored in the Central state archive in the Hague and was considered as the anonymous.

    At studying of drawings of Victor Viktorsha it has appeared, that on. Them the same territories of the western coast, as on the mentioned card are represented. Water colours and a planimetric card made as though a single whole, supplemented each other. So the name of the author of a card has been established.